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#7086099 - 01/24/12 09:18 AM any advise on shacky head?
Damon m Offline
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Registered: 02/12/11
Posts: 226
i just learn how to knida work it any advice would be helpful thanks :}

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#7086199 - 01/24/12 09:44 AM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
charlieecho Offline
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Registered: 08/25/11
Posts: 314
Loc: Lbk,TX
I was told just to rig it like you would a jig and work it through structure. I've only used it a few times myself but have caught a few fish on it.
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#7086213 - 01/24/12 09:46 AM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
joho5 Offline
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Registered: 07/03/08
Posts: 2070
Loc: Lake Whitney, TX
hop, drag, etc...

Its going to be different, but most of the time I drag it very slowly until it hits anything that causes it to stop (can be something as small as a little rock the size of a quarter), then I lightly shake it there and eventually it will break loose. I reapeat that with every small thing I can feel on the bottom.

If its a smooth bottom like mud or sand, I just try my best to shake it in place, which it will be moving toward you really slow...if that doesnt work then I drag it towards me a little quicker pace.

Basically it varies. When I want to for sure get bites or fish in the boat, I go to a shaky head or a drop shot...I catch alot of 14" fish, but it can save a skunk if you are having a rough day.
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#7087023 - 01/24/12 12:53 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
Marooned Offline
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Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
I throw a shakey head worm on a 1/8 oz. jig head (I like Strike King jig heads and Zoom shakey tail worms). I use 12 lb. mono on spinning gear. My retrieve is normally short hops and occasional shakes. Watch for line movement - that's sometimes the only way you know a fish is on. When you hang up, it's normally just wedged under something and you can gently shake it loose.

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#7087035 - 01/24/12 12:56 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Marooned]
Cableman Offline
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Registered: 01/09/07
Posts: 434
Loc: Norman, Ok.
Go back to school is the best advise I can give you.
Good luck smile
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#7087065 - 01/24/12 01:05 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
Damon m Offline
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Registered: 02/12/11
Posts: 226
I am and school =P
Thanks everyone for the Info

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#7087237 - 01/24/12 01:42 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Cableman]
Nathan "Bull" Montgomery Offline
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Registered: 02/23/11
Posts: 1301
Loc: Fort Worth, Tx.
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Go back to school is the best advise I can give you.
Good luck smile


Is that all you do, go around and put people down?


Edited by BullMonty (01/24/12 01:43 PM)

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#7087316 - 01/24/12 02:02 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
o9rady Offline
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Registered: 12/13/01
Posts: 3052
Loc: Red Oak, TX USA
I always knida work a shacky head.
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#7087345 - 01/24/12 02:08 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
texaspan Offline
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Registered: 05/29/11
Posts: 118
pitch 1/8 with trick worm around docks and cover

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#7087405 - 01/24/12 02:21 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Nathan "Bull" Montgomery]
Cableman Offline
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Registered: 01/09/07
Posts: 434
Loc: Norman, Ok.
Originally Posted By: BullMonty
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Go back to school is the best advise I can give you.
Good luck smile


Is that all you do, go around and put people down?


Yes
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#7087888 - 01/24/12 04:21 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
Damon m Offline
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Registered: 02/12/11
Posts: 226
Thx everyone this helps alot

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#7087901 - 01/24/12 04:24 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Cableman]
charlieecho Offline
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Registered: 08/25/11
Posts: 314
Loc: Lbk,TX
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Originally Posted By: BullMonty
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Go back to school is the best advise I can give you.
Good luck smile


Is that all you do, go around and put people down?


Yes


He's from OK. Give him a break lol
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#7088750 - 01/24/12 07:37 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
Damon m Offline
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Posts: 226
Who me =P

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#7088945 - 01/24/12 08:16 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
YoungLunker Offline
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Registered: 12/30/11
Posts: 71
Loc: Plano, TX
well first it's "shakEy head" and I usually fish them around dams and boat slips
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#7089769 - 01/24/12 11:20 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
TyBU Offline
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Registered: 03/01/09
Posts: 166
Loc: Houston, Tx
fish it real slow

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#7090121 - 01/25/12 06:58 AM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
Black Bass Blake Offline
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Sometimes I shake it more than once!
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#7090225 - 01/25/12 07:34 AM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: charlieecho]
Okie Poke Offline
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Registered: 02/28/04
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Loc: Flower Mound, TX
Originally Posted By: charlieecho
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Originally Posted By: BullMonty
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Go back to school is the best advise I can give you.
Good luck smile


Is that all you do, go around and put people down?


Yes


He's from OK. Give him a break lol




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#7090263 - 01/25/12 07:48 AM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: YoungLunker]
RedRanger Offline
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Registered: 08/20/03
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Loc: Frisco, Texas
Originally Posted By: YoungLunker
well first it's "shakEy head" and I usually fish them around dams and boat slips


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#7090264 - 01/25/12 07:49 AM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
RedRanger Offline
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Loc: Frisco, Texas
Shakey not Shacky.......
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#7090296 - 01/25/12 07:59 AM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
Feljum Shwarper Offline
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Registered: 03/13/07
Posts: 382
Loc: Salado, TX
Your really not getting the advise I think your were looking for.

Use a hook size that your comfortable with(heavier for deeper or folage) Berkley worms work great and Grande Bass have rattlsnakes that are a perfect fit for this use. The way i have caught fish is presenting it slower than a texas rig. I usually will work it at that pace until you hit structure than as one of the previous posts suggests stop and wiggle or "shake" the bait. The bit will vary from a fish just picking it up and swimming with it and you will have to pay close attention to that aspect of the bit. You will also get the tug and pull or even a light tap-tap. You can alway just tighten the line and feel for the fish, which 50% of the time is how i have caught them. it works really great on break lines and bumping into sub-mergent structures.

Good Luck

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#7092733 - 01/25/12 04:38 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Cableman]
Nathan "Bull" Montgomery Offline
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Registered: 02/23/11
Posts: 1301
Loc: Fort Worth, Tx.
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Originally Posted By: BullMonty
Originally Posted By: Cableman
Go back to school is the best advise I can give you.
Good luck smile


Is that all you do, go around and put people down?


Yes


Douche status confirmed then..

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#7093621 - 01/25/12 08:00 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
Transplant Offline
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Registered: 07/23/07
Posts: 500
Loc: Frankston, Texas
Last year I caught probably between 150-200 bass on Palestine on Spot remover shakey heads with Berkley power worms.Biggest came in August 7-14. Caught one 5.5# 3 times in one week. The third time I had been throwing Yellow Magics, spinnerbaits, square bill, nothing, tossed shakey head around same stump...BINGO!! Most of these fish came in 2-6' stained water. Can't wait.......
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#7093841 - 01/25/12 08:44 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
silverZX225 Offline
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Registered: 11/27/11
Posts: 180
Loc: Lake Palestine
Dont be catchin all my fish down there...I taught most of them what a SH was before the drought
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#7093988 - 01/25/12 09:07 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
o9rady Offline
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Registered: 12/13/01
Posts: 3052
Loc: Red Oak, TX USA
Soooo no one uses craws on their Shakey head? The old mad man craws were perfect for shakey heads.
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#7094104 - 01/25/12 09:34 PM Re: any advise on shacky head? [Re: Damon m]
ZigZag Offline
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Registered: 02/05/07
Posts: 532
Loc: Coffee Crk
Just my thinking, but a shakey can cover the gamut. Heads, hooks, baits. It's endless. I try and match line size with water depth to head weight with ample hook size for the bait.
Can't go wrong with a spot remover, if your bait is a worm type.
I really like the Owner heads the best, but that's just me.
I have some football shakeys with a 4/0 wide gap that I really like with a thicker craw bait. I do want the bait to float.
I use Hags, Excite, and V&M plastics for this reason. I think starting out, you should be sure and use enough weight in the jig head to maintain the feel of the bottom. As you get better you may go lighter, but you need to know what that jig feels like on the bottom. Hope this helps some.
Jim
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